Veronica Escobar

Jun 10, 2025House vote #161 · 2025H.Res. 489

No

Adopt rules for considering four District and fentanyl bills

AI-assisted summary

The resolution set terms for considering proposals about noncitizen voting in District of Columbia elections, DC cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, DC police discipline, and fentanyl-related substances and research registration. This vote agreed to the rules resolution, which passed and set up consideration of the listed measures. It did not itself enact any of those policy proposals.

Context: The summaries describe introduced versions of the measures, not necessarily the exact text to be considered under the resolution.

Jun 10, 2025House vote #160 · 2025H.Res. 489

Nay

Advance rules for considering four District and fentanyl bills

AI-assisted summary

The resolution set terms for considering proposals about noncitizen voting in District of Columbia elections, DC cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, DC police discipline, and fentanyl-related substances and research registration. This vote ordered the previous question on that rules resolution, limiting further debate and amendments to the resolution. The motion passed; this advanced the procedural resolution, not the four policy measures themselves.

Context: The summaries describe introduced versions of the measures, not necessarily the exact text to be considered under the resolution.

Jun 9, 2025House vote #159 · 2025H.Res. 481

Not Voting

House approves resolution condemning Boulder attack and antisemitic violence

AI-assisted summary

The House agreed to a resolution condemning the June 1, 2025, targeted attack in Boulder, Colorado, as ideologically motivated violence. It also reaffirmed the House’s commitment to protecting Americans’ rights to worship and assemble peacefully and to combating antisemitism and politically motivated violence. The motion to agree passed; this was approval of the resolution, not a vote on a separate policy bill.

Context: The supplied background describes the resolution as introduced on June 5, 2025; it does not establish whether the text changed before the vote.

Jun 9, 2025House vote #158 · 2025H.Res. 488

Not Voting

House agreed to resolution denouncing the Boulder terrorist attack

AI-assisted summary

The House agreed to a resolution denouncing the antisemitic terrorist attack in Boulder, Colorado. This vote approved the resolution; it was not a vote on a separate policy proposal.

Context: Official House roll call held on June 9, 2025. The member’s recorded choice and the chamber’s overall result are separate.

Jun 9, 2025House vote #157 · 2025H.R. 2035

Not Voting

House passes bill requiring DOT cargo to use U.S.-flagged ships

AI-assisted summary

The bill would require equipment, materials, and commodities procured, furnished, or financed by the Department of Transportation and carried by ocean vessel to use U.S.-flagged commercial ships. The requirement would also apply to cargo obtained by recipients of DOT funding, subject to vessel availability at fair and reasonable rates. The House passed the bill; that vote did not itself make it law.

Context: The supplied background summarizes the bill as introduced on March 11, 2025; it does not establish whether the text changed before the vote.

Jun 6, 2025House vote #156 · 2025H.R. 2966

Nay

House passes bill changing SBA loan eligibility requirements

AI-assisted summary

The bill would change application requirements for the Small Business Administration’s 7(a) and 504 loan programs, including requiring applicants’ dates of birth and a citizenship, nationality, or lawful-permanent-resident certification. The introduced version also excludes several categories of noncitizens and people without lawful status from eligibility. The House passed the bill; that vote did not itself make it law.

Context: The supplied background summarizes the bill as introduced on April 17, 2025; it does not establish whether the text changed before the vote.

Jun 5, 2025House vote #155 · 2025H.R. 2987

Nay

Pass a cap on small-business loan-making companies

AI-assisted summary

The CEASE Act would limit to 16 the number of for-profit small business lending companies authorized to make 7(a) loans at any one time. The House passed the bill. The available summary describes the version introduced on April 24, 2025, and does not establish whether the text at passage was identical.

Context: The explanation of the bill’s provisions is based on the April 24, 2025 introduced version; the supplied records do not establish the exact text passed.

Jun 5, 2025House vote #154 · 2025H.R. 2987

Yea

Keep the small-business lending cap bill from returning to committee

AI-assisted summary

The CEASE Act concerns a proposed limit on for-profit small-business lenders authorized to make 7(a) loans; the dated introduced-version summary gives a cap of 16. The motion to recommit would have sent the bill back to committee, but it failed, so the bill was not returned to committee by this vote. The record does not provide details of any instructions attached to the motion.

Context: The background describes the introduced version dated April 24, 2025, and does not establish that it was the exact text before the House. The supplied record does not specify whether the motion included instructions.

Jun 5, 2025House vote #153 · 2025H.R. 2931

Nay

Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act: relocate certain SBA offices

AI-assisted summary

The bill concerns where the Small Business Administration may locate offices. Under the introduced version, SBA would have to relocate an office within 60 days after publicly determining that it is in a sanctuary jurisdiction, and could not establish an office there. The House passed the bill; this vote decided passage, not merely whether to begin considering it.

Context: The background describes the bill as introduced on April 17, 2025; it does not establish that this was the exact text passed.

Jun 5, 2025House vote #152 · 2025H.R. 2931

Yea

Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act: return the office-relocation bill to committee

AI-assisted summary

The bill concerns SBA offices in sanctuary jurisdictions, including relocating certain offices and barring new ones there under the introduced version. The House rejected a motion to return the bill to committee, so that motion did not send it back. This vote did not decide whether the bill itself passed.

Context: The background describes the bill as introduced on April 17, 2025; it does not establish that this was the exact text considered on this vote.

Jun 4, 2025House vote #151 · 2025H.R. 2483

Yea

Pass the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act

AI-assisted summary

The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act concerns HHS programs addressing substance use disorders, overdoses and mental health. The House passed the bill, which would reauthorize and revise programs and establish new HHS requirements. This was a passage vote, not just a vote to begin considering the bill.

Context: The supplied background summarizes the bill as introduced on March 31, 2025; it may not describe the exact text passed after amendments.

Jun 4, 2025House vote #150 · 2025H.R. 2483H.Amdt. 25Floor amendment 3

Aye

Reject adding Medicaid waiver budget-neutrality guidance to law

AI-assisted summary

The Pettersen amendment would have given legal force to federal guidance on budget neutrality for Medicaid demonstration projects under Section 1115 of the Social Security Act. The House rejected the amendment in a tied 213–213 vote, so this change was not added. This was an amendment vote, not a vote on final passage of the underlying bill.

Context: The amendment text identifies the guidance as State Medicaid Director letter #24-003, published August 22, 2024; this describes the amendment, not the underlying bill.

Jun 4, 2025House vote #149 · 2025H.Res. 458

No

Allow consideration of four health care and small-business bills

AI-assisted summary

The resolution set up House consideration of H.R. 2483, a substance use and mental health reauthorization bill; H.R. 2931, the Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act; H.R. 2966, the American Entrepreneurs First Act; and H.R. 2987, the CEASE Act. This vote approved the resolution, allowing the House to consider those bills under its terms; it did not pass the bills themselves.

Context: The supplied record does not give the resolution's detailed terms or the full policy subjects of H.R. 2931, H.R. 2966, or H.R. 2987.

Jun 4, 2025House vote #148 · 2025H.Res. 458

Nay

End debate on resolution for four health care and small-business bills

AI-assisted summary

The resolution concerned House consideration of H.R. 2483, a substance use and mental health reauthorization bill, and three other measures: H.R. 2931, the Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act; H.R. 2966, the American Entrepreneurs First Act; and H.R. 2987, the CEASE Act. The House agreed to the previous question, closing debate on the resolution and allowing a vote on it. This did not pass the bills themselves.

Context: The supplied record does not give the resolution's detailed terms or the full policy subjects of H.R. 2931, H.R. 2966, or H.R. 2987.

Jun 3, 2025House vote #147 · 2025H.R. 1804

Yea

7(a) Loan Agent Oversight Act: require annual reports on loan agents

AI-assisted summary

The bill concerns fee-based agents who refer applicants or help them apply for SBA 7(a) loans. It would require the SBA to report annually on agents, loans involving their services, fraud, loan purchase rates, and referral fees. The House passed the bill under a procedure for considering measures with limited debate; this vote decided passage, not just whether to begin considering it.

Context: The background describes the bill as introduced on March 3, 2025; it does not establish that this was the exact text passed.

Jun 3, 2025House vote #146 · 2025H.R. 1642

Yea

Require business centers to connect small firms with career-tech graduates

AI-assisted summary

The bill requires Small Business Development Centers and Women’s Business Centers to give small businesses information about hiring graduates of career and technical education programs. Where appropriate, the centers would also connect businesses with those programs to help students and graduates find career opportunities. The House passed the bill.

Context: The background describes the introduced version dated February 26, 2025; the supplied record does not establish whether the text changed before passage.

May 22, 2025House vote #145 · 2025H.R. 1

Nay

Broad tax and spending reconciliation bill passed by the House

AI-assisted summary

The bill addresses taxes, federal spending programs and the statutory debt limit, with provisions spanning areas including agriculture and nutrition assistance. The House passed the bill. This vote was on passage of the bill, not just on bringing it up for consideration.

Context: The supplied background is dated the vote day and describes the bill as passed by the House; it may not establish every detail of the exact text at the moment of the vote.

May 22, 2025House vote #144 · 2025H.R. 1

Yea

SNAP and other provisions in reconciliation bill sent back for changes

AI-assisted summary

The reconciliation bill covers taxes, federal spending programs and the statutory debt limit, including changes to SNAP. The House voted on a motion to recommit the bill, a step to send it back for further action before a passage vote; the motion failed. That result did not itself pass or reject the bill’s policies.

Context: The supplied background describes the bill broadly and does not specify the recommit motion’s instructions or proposed changes.

May 22, 2025House vote #143 · 2025S.J.Res. 31

Nay

Nullify EPA rule on hazardous-air-pollution source classifications

AI-assisted summary

The joint resolution would nullify an EPA rule concerning when major sources of hazardous air pollutants can be reclassified as area sources under the Clean Air Act. The rule requires sources of persistent and bioaccumulative hazardous air pollutants to keep meeting certain major-source emission standards after reclassification. The House passed the resolution, but this vote alone does not establish that it became law.

Context: The background describes the introduced Senate version dated March 6, 2025; the supplied record does not establish whether the text changed before the House vote.

May 22, 2025House vote #142 · 2025H.Res. 436

No

Adopt rules for considering the broad tax and spending bill

AI-assisted summary

H.R. 1 is a broad reconciliation bill covering taxes, federal spending and programs, and the statutory debt limit; its provisions include changes to SNAP eligibility, work requirements, and state costs. This vote agreed to the House resolution setting terms for considering H.R. 1. The resolution passed, but this vote was on the rules for consideration, not on final passage of the bill.

Context: The supplied summary is dated May 22 and labeled “Passed House”; it describes that version of H.R. 1, but does not establish the exact text governed by this consideration resolution.

Veronica Escobar

How they voted 681

Adopt rules for considering four District and fentanyl bills

Advance rules for considering four District and fentanyl bills

House approves resolution condemning Boulder attack and antisemitic violence

House agreed to resolution denouncing the Boulder terrorist attack

House passes bill requiring DOT cargo to use U.S.-flagged ships

House passes bill changing SBA loan eligibility requirements

Pass a cap on small-business loan-making companies

Keep the small-business lending cap bill from returning to committee

Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act: relocate certain SBA offices

Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act: return the office-relocation bill to committee

Pass the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act

Reject adding Medicaid waiver budget-neutrality guidance to law

Allow consideration of four health care and small-business bills

End debate on resolution for four health care and small-business bills

7(a) Loan Agent Oversight Act: require annual reports on loan agents

Require business centers to connect small firms with career-tech graduates

Broad tax and spending reconciliation bill passed by the House

SNAP and other provisions in reconciliation bill sent back for changes

Nullify EPA rule on hazardous-air-pollution source classifications

Adopt rules for considering the broad tax and spending bill